Radioactive Materials
All requisitions for the purchase of radioactive materials and radiation devices must
be approved by the 91ÁÔÆæ radiation safety officer before submitting the purchase requisition
to the Research Foundation. Purchases of items will be screened and handled as radioactive
material if they contain mass numbers or radiation measurement units:
Isotope |
X-Ray |
Nuclide |
Active/labeled |
Radiation |
Tritium |
Activation |
Irradiator |
Radioisotope |
Irradiated |
Radionuclide |
Generator |
Radiation Measurement Unit Table
Term |
Abbreviation |
Kilobecquerel |
kBq |
Megabecquerel |
MBq |
Microcurie |
µ°ä¾± |
Millicurie |
mCi |
Millirem |
mrem |
Roentgen |
R |